All Entries in the "Research/Study" Category
Study Finds Women Biological Scientists Have More Success With Assistant Professor Interviews Than Male Peers
In a survey of early-career scientists who applied to an assistant professor position between 2019 and 2022, over two-thirds of women received at least one job offer, compared to around half of their male peers.
Investors View CEOs More Positively When Their Decision-Making Conforms to Gender Stereotypes
A recent study has found investors are more likely to approve of women CEOs who use cooperative approaches in their decision-making rather than assertive methods that are stereotypically associated with male behavior.
Federal Report Uncovers Gender Differences in the Persistence of First-Time College Students
Women students who began their postsecondary education in 2019-2020 were more likely than their male peers to be enrolled at a college or university three years later, despite reporting significantly higher levels of stress than male students over the same time period.
NCAA Report Uncovers Jarring Online Abuse Towards Women Student-Athletes During the 2024 March Madness Tournament
“Student-athletes come to college hoping to fulfill their athletic and academic dreams, and our job at the NCAA is to provide them with the most fulfilling experience possible. We will exhaust all options to reduce the harassment and vitriol student-athletes are experiencing too often today,” said NCAA President Charlie Baker.
Exposure to High Levels of Air Pollution During Pregnancy Significantly Increases Risk of Postpartum Depression
A study led by the University of Southern California has discovered that high levels of exposure to nitrogen dioxide and inhalable particle material during the second trimester results in a fourfold increased risk of a new mother experiencing postpartum depression for up to 36 months following birth.
Report Reveals Only One-Third of Chief Editors at Top-Ranking Scientific Journals Are Women
In an examination of 200 of the top global scientific journals, a new report has found that only 36 percent of chief journal editors are women.
The Gender Gap in Scientists Leaving Academia Has Narrowed
Across the globe, men and women scientists are leaving academia at roughly the same rate. This is a notable improvement from past generations where women scholars were significantly more likely to stop publishing within a decade after their first paper.
New Report Examines the Status of America’s Gender Pay Gap
Since 2002, the gender pay gap has only shrunk by 4 percent. Utah was found to have the largest gender pay gap in the United States and Vermont was found to have the smallest gap.
Study Uncovers Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Rate of Preterm Births Among American Mothers
Preterm births in the United States have increased over the past decade, largely due to significant racial disparities in the experiences of Black, Native American, and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander mothers from low-income families.
Study Finds a Worldwide Pattern of Gender Differences in Reading and STEM Academic Strengths
Across 85 countries, a new study has found a consistent pattern that girls academic strength is reading, while boys’ academic strength is science or mathematics. Surprisingly, this gender differences was more pronounced among countries with greater overall gender equality.
Encountering Online Microaggressions Is Associated With Poor Sleep Quality for Black Women
When Black women encounter online microaggressions directed at other Black women, they are more likely to experience poor sleep quality. These vicarious online microaggressions were found to be more harmful for sleep quality than encountering in-person microaggressions.
Georgetown University Examines Gender Gap in Income Among American Graduate Degree Holders
Despite representing over half of all graduate degree holders in the United States, women with graduate degrees earn, on average, $34,000 less per year than their male peers.
The Gender Gap in Poverty Rates in the United States
Overall, there were more than 20 million American women and girls who were living below the poverty level in 2023. Obviously, these women living in poverty have major disadvantages in access to higher education, a path that might provide them a way out of poverty.
Baylor University Professor Examines Caregiving Experiences of Adult Daughters During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alison Alford, clinical associate professor at Baylor University, has recently published a report that examines how adult daughters adjusted their parental caregiving responsibilities during the pandemic.
McKinsey & Company Releases Their 2024 Women in the Workplace Report
Although there have been significant increases in women’s representation among senior corporate positions, women’s representation in entry-level and management roles over the past decade has seen little improvement.
The Gender Gap in Median Income Expanded in 2023
The median income of households headed by a single woman in the United States in 2023 was $59,470. For households headed by a single man in 2023, the median income figure was $81,890. For married-couple families, the median income was $119,400.
Study Examines How Pressure to Conform to Feminine Norms Affects College Women’s Mental Health
While pressure to conform to some feminine norms, such as investing in appearance, was associated with high levels of psychological distress, emphasis on other norms, such as maintaining good relationships with others, was linked to positive mental health among college women.
Study Finds Black Women Shoulder the Brunt of Low Pay Occupations and Temporary Work
Overall, the median income for Black women in the United States is roughly $15,000 less than the median income for White men. Black women were found to be significantly more likely to work jobs with lower wages, less benefits, and part-time hours.
Study Finds Significant Growth Among Women Faculty Representation Since 2016
In recent years, women’s growth in faculty representation in STEM fields has outpaced that of non-STEM fields, mainly driven by significant increases in STEM assistant professors and decreases in non-STEM assistant professors.
New Survey Finds Persisting Gender Inequality in Health Care
In a national survey of over 10,000 women in the United Kingdom, 35 percent of respondents stated they have experienced a poorer health outcome because of their gender.
Pew Research Center Report Reveals Small Gender Gap Among the American Middle Class
Despite America’s rapidly growing economic divide, the gender gap among lower, middle, and upper-income American households is very small. Men are only two percentage points more likely than women to live in a middle-income or upper-income household.
Research Reveals the Best and Worst Colleges and Universities for Women Studying STEM
In the United States, women represent some 60 percent of all undergraduate students. However, they remain severely underrepresented in many STEM fields of study. A new report from Washington Monthly has ranked which colleges and universities are the best and worst schools for women pursuing educations in ten different STEM disciplines.
Differences in Muscle Tissue May Explain Disparities in Sports Injuries Between Men and Women
Some sports injuries, such as tendon and ligament tears, are more common in women, while others, such as muscle strains, are more common in men. A new study led by scholars at the University of Oregon has found sex-based differences in muscle tissue could explain this phenomenon.
Harvard Study Reveals How Mothers Influence Their Daughters’ Choice for Field of Study
New research from Harvard based on a sample of over 2,000 middle school students has found parental influence regarding their children’s choice for field of study may be contributing to the persistent gender gaps in male-dominated STEM fields and woman-dominated humanistic fields.
Study Finds That On Average Women Take 15 Years Longer Than Men to Reach Full Professor Status
In their analysis, the authors found it takes women professors roughly 8.5 additional years to reach associate professor status than their male peers, and another 6.1 years to reach the rank of full professor.
Research Examines How Men and Women Differ in Answering Multiple-Choice Test Questions
Previous research has found men are more likely than women to engage in risk-taking behavior. This behavior can result in men being more willing to take a guess on a multiple-choice question rather than omit it.
Study Examines Gender Differences in Creativity
A new study has found men and women tend to have different approaches to creativity, with women more likely to take a collaborative and empathetic approach to generating new ideas.
Deloitte Releases Their 2024 Women @ Work Report
Among the report’s most key findings, poor mental health was found to be persistent among working women, with half of respondents agreeing their stress levels are higher than they were a year ago and that they are at least somewhat concerned with their mental health.
Study Finds Gender Bias Hurts All Researchers in Women-Dominated Fields
“Our findings suggest that what is perceived as women’s research is valued less, whether it is a man or a woman doing the research and whether or not overt bias is to blame,” write the study authors.
“Protective Paternalism” Towards Women May Cause Inaccurate Performance Feedback
A new study from Washington State University has discovered that a strong motivation to appear unprejudiced toward women may be hurting women’s chances of receiving accurate feedback in workplace performance reviews.
Study Reveals Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Receive Pain Medication During Emergency Room Visits
Even when they report the same level of pain and distress, medical providers are less likely to prescribe pain relief medication to women than men with similar conditions. This pattern was consistent regardless of the medical provider’s gender.
Quality Prenatal Mental Healthcare Results in Longer Gestation and Healthier Babies
The new study investigated the efficacy of MomCare, a program that provides simple, brief interpersonal psychotherapy for expecting mothers. Participants who enrolled in MomCare were more likely to have longer pregnancies, resulting in healthier babies.
Regardless of Gender, People Work Longer Hours If Their Partner Is a Woman
A new study has found that having a woman romantic partner results in increased working hours and reduced time spent on childcare for both men and women.
Study Finds Women Academic Psychologists Are Less Likely to Win Prestigious, Senior-Level Awards
Although the gender gap in women’s share of academic psychology awards has significantly closed over the past 50 years, gender disparities remain among prestigious, senior-level, and shared awards.
Research Reveals Having Depression Triples Mortality Rate for Women With Breast Cancer
A research team led by New Mexico State University has found women with concurrent depression and breast cancer diagnoses are significantly more likely to die than both women without either diagnosis and those with only one of the two diagnoses.
